Enniscorthy Guardian

Why wallow when Willow can help

- WITH CLAIR WHITTY Clair Whitty is a Bach Flower Practition­er, Nutritiona­l Health Coach and Vega Allergy Tester based at The Natural Health Store, 24 North Main Street, Wexford 053 9121613 | clairm1@eircom.net | www.naturalhea­lthstore.ie

FLOWER essences can help you deal with stress, anxiety, overwhelm, worry, or trauma. If you can name the emotion or combinatio­n of emotions you will be able to match those emotions with a flower essence. Each essence deals with an emotion or behaviour. There are 38 remedies in this healing system to choose from. They can be mixed in any combinatio­n of up to 6 or 7 remedies. You then have a mix of essences that is personal to you.

I was asked recently to give a talk about food intoleranc­e. Public speaking is not my favourite thing to do. In fact, I have said no several times out of pure fear.

However, this time I said yes and then ended up in a panic and high anxiety about it. The closer the talk came the higher my anxiety levels rose. I made my usual mix which normally helps me through stressful situations. I mixed Larch for confidence, Mimulus for shyness and fear, Aspen for dread and the fear of the unknown, Walnut for protection so that I wouldn’t be influenced by what I thought other people thought about me. I put Rock Rose for panic. But, the mix wasn’t working.

I wondered why not. What was I feeling that I hadn’t named? I was surprised to realise that I was feeling angry at myself for agreeing to do the talk. I was wallowing in it, thinking poor me, I have to do it, why me? And when I admitted it, I was feeling a bit of resentment as well, why should I have to do it? Childish I know, but true. Willow is the perfect essence for these feelings so I added it to my mix. Thankfully, after taking the remedy I felt calmer and my anxiety levels dropped a notch!

Although I still had a strong desire to run rather than to do the talk, I didn’t run. The flower essence mix helped me stay calm enough to present the talk successful­ly.

Flower Essences can help deal with emotional stress, anxiety and trauma. If you can relate to and name the emotions that you are experienci­ng then you too can select the essences to suit your needs.

Call into your local health store for more informatio­n or you can contact me directly for more informatio­n.

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